Chinese symbol for “antecedents”
来历
lái lì
Traditional: 來歷
history; antecedents; origin
The closest CC-CEDICT match for antecedents is 来历 (lái lì), defined as: history; antecedents; origin.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “antecedents”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 来历.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
| 来自 (來自) | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 以来 (以來) | yǐ lái | since (used after a specified time or event) |
| 历史 (歷史) | lì shǐ | history; 门 (mén),段 (duàn) |
| 经历 (經歷) | jīng lì | to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì)) |
| 学历 (學歷) | xué lì | educational background; academic qualifications |
| 简历 (簡歷) | jiǎn lì | curriculum vitae (CV); résumé |
See also: Japanese symbol for “antecedents”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.